Police searching for trio that stole an iPhone from Jackson Heights shop

Police are asking for the public’s help in identifying three men who walked into a phone repair store in Jackson Heights and stole an iPhone on Tuesday.

According to police, the suspects entered NRN Services at 74-18 37 Rd. on Oct. 17 at about 11:45 a.m. Two of the suspects went behind the counter to steal an iPhone 6 while the third suspect blocked the 25-year-old employee from stopping them. The trio then fled.

The first suspect is described as a black male in his 20s, approximately 5 feet, 9 inches and last seen wearing a black sweatshirt. The second suspect, a black male in his 20s, was also last seen wearing a dark sweatshirt.

The third suspect was last seen wearing a red sweatshirt.

Anyone with information in regards to this incident is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 888-57-PISTA (74782). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers website at WWW.NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COM or by texting their tips to 274637 (CRIMES) then enter TIP577.